[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]If my kid has a problemIt’s up to me as the guardian to go solve ‘emMake my life and involve ‘emLate at night when I call ‘emI like to hear them say “daddy, your song is awesome”Instead of “gangbangers in school won’t let up”I’m fed up, I’m wonderin’ if you could come up and red upYou shut up, negativity can’t be found inside my angelsEven though I was stupid, but I put it downSet trippin’, I let it go – headed for energetic flowWhen I’m up to know that I was down and outBut now I’m breaded thoughI know you saw me rep colorsWhen I was young and dumb and maliciousI’m thankful, that all my blemishes never made you suspiciousLatched on to light that’s known to hypeApparent, you coherent knowing I rapped wrong to rightLove and positivity instilled in my kidTheir family, my family, their mother and I didDiscipline starts at home, even if they can’t stand yaWatch ‘em, fights land, ya clock ‘em, right handTo stop em’ – that’s a man, if you stand up, even add a cameraThey won’t be James Holmes, and they won’t be Adam LanzaOr John Malvo, I’ll flow loud for my child thoughAin’t raising no Groucho, evil out my house, yoInstead a me watchin’ ‘em disappear in the night airI’m at graduation sayin’ “that’s my kid right there”Courtesy of liriklagu.asia[Hook: Cee-Lo Green]I proudly claim my loveThe future’s born from my own flesh and bloodAll that matters this timeSo my prayer is that the sun will always shineOn that sweet child of my mine

[Verse 2: Big K.R.I.T.]To my unborn I give my all so you could ball like I couldn’tStay in school and play it smooth and do those things that I wouldn’tPay attention, keep your distance from ignorant instancesPlay an instrument, anything that you want, just envision itFollow your dreams, no matter what may come and what may fall‘Cause ain’t no shame in failin’ long as you know you gave your allStand up, man up, get a handle on yourself, tighten your beltDo what you can to do for you and ya’ll just don’tDo it for the wealth that they offerIt sounds awful, but if me and your mama ain’t talkin’And she said that I ain’t offerin’ a call just as often as I shouldI pray that you get older and you understandThat I was just doin’ what I couldWhen she left me – if you have a second I could explainLike so many transitions in life, your people changeWhether I’m on top… or dead in a boxI love you dearly, sincerely, and that’ll never stopFor my kid…

[Hook: Cee-Lo Green]

[Verse 3: Kutt Calhoun]Paris and Darius, Dariana, Unique, Oshay, MalikAnd one on the way in a matter of weeksBut it’s a shame, ’cause I think that my other daughter ain’t mineAndrea baby, I love you, I guess your father was blindIn due time you’ll understand it, how your mama was scandalousWait, this don’t seem right, man, I don’t think I can handle itWhen I all I ever did was show love for youSweated blood for you, any moment take a slug for youBut it’s cool, the baby mama drama is expectedAnd that karma’s gonna be what I’ve been blessed withSit back and learn your lessonsAs our seeds grow from kids to adolescentsThen resent you for yourself, it’s misdirectionThe first to heed the message is MalikAbandonded by his mama on Thanksgiving eveAbout three years ago, was up to me to feed to him moralsValues, manhood, knowledge, a week ago he graduatedYou asking? Then I’mma say…